EP0693251A1 - Gerät zum Streuen von körnigem und/oder staubigem Material - Google Patents

Gerät zum Streuen von körnigem und/oder staubigem Material Download PDF

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EP0693251A1
EP0693251A1 EP95201912A EP95201912A EP0693251A1 EP 0693251 A1 EP0693251 A1 EP 0693251A1 EP 95201912 A EP95201912 A EP 95201912A EP 95201912 A EP95201912 A EP 95201912A EP 0693251 A1 EP0693251 A1 EP 0693251A1
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Cornelis Johannes Gerardus Bom
Hendrik Hans Van Der Vlugt
Pieter Jacob Van Der Waal
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
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  • the present invention relates to an implement for spreading granular and/or pulverulent material, especially for spreading fertilizers, which implement comprises both a hopper provided with at least one outlet opening and at least one spreading member, where the outlet opening is capable of being further closed or opened at choice by a metering slide which is capable of moving forward and backward along a hopper wall comprising the outlet opening and of being put into one of at least two positions at choice.
  • the invention has for its objective to provide that the metering slide remains capable of being easily moved along the outlet opening for closing or opening it to any extent at choice. According to the invention, this is achieved by that the metering slide under pressure abuts against the wall and extends to beyond the wall and, outside the wall, under pressure abuts against the curved side of a sector-shaped support, and is capable of rolling on the curved side as it moves along the outlet opening during adjustment.
  • a sound and convenient construction is obtained, so that the operation of the metering slide is smooth and exact.
  • An advantageous embodiment of the construction according to the invention is obtained when the metering slide is connected to the sector-shaped support by means of a connecting member, where the sector-shaped support mounted on an adjusting shaft is capable of pivoting for moving the metering slide.
  • the adjusting shaft is coupled to an adjusting mechanism, by means of which the discharge of the desired amount of material per unit of time from the hopper to the spreading device is controllable by setting at choice the size of passage of the outlet opening through opening or closing this outlet opening to a larger or smaller extent by means of the metering slide.
  • the sector-shaped support is U-shaped, the legs of the U being two sector-shaped supporting plates whose curved sides each abut against the metering slide.
  • An appropriate support for the metering slide is obtained in this manner, where a correct position of the metering slide relative to the outlet openings is easily maintainable.
  • the guiding of the metering slide can further be influenced favourably when the metering slide is provided with a protrusion which constitutes a guide member located in a groove formed between the wall and a supporting part provided thereon.
  • the implement comprises at least two spreading members, each corresponding with an outlet nozzle of the hopper comprising at least one outlet opening, where the metering slides, each of which operates in conjunction with the outlet openings in the respective outlet nozzles, abut against the respective walls and against the curved side of a sector-shaped support, where the sector-shaped supports of the two metering slides are coupled to one and the same adjusting shaft and are simultaneously adjustable by this adjusting shaft.
  • the volume control to the two spreading members through the two nozzles can be effected in an advantageous manner.
  • An advantageous embodiment of the invention is achieved when the two spreading members and the corresponding outlet openings are shaped and arranged, and the spreading members are made to rotate such that the two spreading members each broadcast material over the same strip when the implement during operation travels over the surface area to be covered.
  • the adjustment of the supply from the hopper to the spreading member can advantageously be influenced when, according to the invention, in a further embodiment of the invention, the side of the metering slide which operates in conjunction with the outlet opening for the purpose of closing or opening the latter by a certain amount is provided with recesses or indentations which form, at least after partial closure of the outlet opening, in combination with parts of the sides of the outlet opening, two or more small passages situated side by side.
  • recesses or indentations which form, at least after partial closure of the outlet opening, in combination with parts of the sides of the outlet opening, two or more small passages situated side by side.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention is obtained when the indentations, as viewed at right angles to the metering slide, are V-shaped, where the two divergent sides of the V-shape facing the closing side of the outlet opening are disposed such that, when the outlet is being closed, the deepest located portion of each indentation moves past the closing side of the outlet opening.
  • the metering slide comprises three indentations, the central one of which has a smaller width than the two adjoining indentations which have an approximately equal width.
  • a suitable reception by the spreading member of material flowing from the hopper can be favourably influenced when the spreading member comprises at least one spreading blade whose inner end part, which faces the axis of the spreading member and during operation passes by an outlet opening, is lower than the outer part of the spreading blade turned away from the rotary axis.
  • the lower part of the spreading blade is capable of receiving the material in an advantageous manner
  • the outer part of the spreading blade is capable of feeding the material towards the perimeter of the spreading member in an advantageous manner so as to spread or broadcast the material as favourably as feasible.
  • the supply of material from the hopper to the spreading member can be channelled favourably when, in between the wall part in which the outlet opening is provided and the spreading member, there is disposed a guard flange which extends at least approximately round a part of the outlet opening, as viewed from above.
  • the guard flange has its top side at least approximately connected to that side of the outlet opening which is averted from the rotary axis of the spreading member or the centre of the outlet nozzle.
  • the material can be delivered to the spreading member in an advantageous manner.
  • the construction with the guard flange is further capable of being favourably influenced when, in downward direction, the guard flange diverges from the rotary axis of the spreading member and has its lower edge situated at a short distance above the top side of the lowered inner part of a spreading blade. In this way, it is possible to distribute the material suitably over the spreading member and the spreading blades attached to it.
  • the supply of material through the outlet openings to the spreading member can be kept constant in a favourable manner when, near the outlet opening in the outlet nozzle, there is provided a stirring member which is rotatably mounted on an axle connected eccentrically to the shaft of the spreading member, where the stirring member comprises stirring means extending essentially vertically in the outlet nozzle of the hopper.
  • the stirring means are capable of keeping the material loose in an advantageous manner, without adversely affecting the material as regards its granular structure.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention is obtained when the stirring means are triangular in section and, by means of carrying arms, are connected to a carrying member rotatably mounted on the axle.
  • the spreading of material by the spreading member can be favourably influenced when, round at least a part of the spreading member, there is provided a guide flange and on the top side of this flange there is situated a guard plate extending at least over a portion of the top surface of the spreading member.
  • a favourable effect is further obtained when a flexible guide flange directed downwards is placed on the adjusting shaft for the sector-shaped supports, where this flexible guide flange extends from the adjusting shaft to beyond the front of the guide plates and/or the sector-shaped supports. Influences from flows of air round the spreading member, which might adversely affect the appropriate distribution, are thus obviated. Accordingly, the material being distributed by the spreading members cannot leave the implement in any undesired manner.
  • the implement shown in the drawings is an implement which, for spreading granular and/or pulverulent material over a surface area, is propelled over this area.
  • the invention particularly relates to a fertilizer spreader for broadcasting fertilizer over agricultural lands.
  • the implement comprises a frame 1, on which a hopper 2 is mounted.
  • the hopper comprises two nozzles 3 and 4.
  • a spreading member 5 and a spreading member 6 is disposed under the respective nozzles.
  • the spreading members 5 and 6 are mounted on shafts 7 and 8, respectively. These shafts 7 and 8 are bearing-supported in gearboxes 9, of which only one is shown in the drawings.
  • the gearboxes 9 are mounted on two supporting beams 10 disposed in a V with respect to each other and having their front ends attached to main frame beams 11 of the frame 1. When the implement is in a horizontal position, the main frame beams 11 extend vertically, while, viewed transversely to the direction of travel of the implement, they are at a certain mutual distance.
  • the supporting beams 10 converge from the main frame beams 11 rearwards and their rear ends are interconnected.
  • the gearboxes comprise conical gear transmissions connected with the respective shafts 7 and 8.
  • the gear transmissions provided in the gearboxes 9 are connected with each other by means of a connecting shaft provided between the two gearboxes.
  • This connecting shaft is coupled to a drive shaft 12.
  • the drive shaft 12 can be connected with the power take-off shaft of a tractor or similar vehicle, to which the implement is coupled during operation.
  • the frame is provided with, firstly, two coupling members 13 which are connectable with the bottom links of the power lift of the tractor and, secondly, a coupling member 14 connectable with the top link of the power lift of the tractor.
  • the coupling member 14 is attached to a cross beam 15 which interconnects the upper ends of the main frame beams 11.
  • the front side of the hopper 2 is attached to the cross beam 15.
  • the two spreading members 5 and 6 each comprise a broadcasting plate, 16 and 17 respectively, which is round and equipped with spreading blades 18.
  • each spreading member comprises four spreading blades in a uniform angular arrangement round the respective shafts 7 and 8 of the spreading members 5 and 6.
  • the spreading blades [also called throwing blades] extend at least essentially radially with respect to the relevant broadcasting plate shaft.
  • the spreading blades extend to beyond the circumference of the broadcasting plate 16, as shown ( Figure 3) with regard to the spreading member 5.
  • the spreading blades of each spreading member are mutually identical and each of them comprises a lower flange 19.
  • each lower flange 19 tapers off, from a relatively wide part which is relatively close to the centre of the spreading member to the end of the blade.
  • the top sides of the spreading blades each comprise an upper flange 21 extending perpendicularly to the relevant rotary axis. This upper flange has a constant width over its full length ( Figure 2), this width being equal to that of the outer end of the lower flange 19.
  • each spreading blade has an upright wall 20 which extends straight up in the present embodiment, but which can also be slightly curved.
  • the upper flange 21 extends over approximately half the length of the spreading blade.
  • the upper flange 21 runs from a position within the perimeter of the broadcasting plate to the spreading blade end situated out of this perimeter. Starting from the inner end of the upper flange 21, the wall 20 is reduced in height. In the place of the inner end of the upper flange 21, the height of the blade is reduced by approximately 50%.
  • a lowered top side 23 of the wall 20 has been formed essentially parallel to the top side of the broadcasting plate 16.
  • the top side 23 runs obliquely downwards in the direction of the shaft of the spreading member.
  • the broadcasting plate of each of the spreading members has a diameter 26.
  • the ends of the spreading blades are on a circle of diameter 27 concentric with the shaft of the spreading member, where this diameter is approximately 1.25 times the diameter 26 of the broadcasting plate.
  • the spreading members 5 and 6 are carried by the supporting bracket part made up by supporting beams 10. On the rear side of the supporting beams 10, the supporting bracket part is connected with the cross beam 15 by means of a stay 28.
  • the hopper 2 comprises two, in relation to the direction of travel 49 transversely separated, funnel-shaped parts 31 and 32, whose lower ends are connected with the respective top edges 33 and 34 of the outlet nozzles 3 and 4.
  • the outlet nozzles 3 and 4 are mutually identical and, hence, only the outlet nozzle 3 will be further described, particularly with reference to Figures 3 and 4.
  • the outlet nozzles 3 and 4 are cylindrical as regards the lower part 35, and, from this cylindrical part 35 upwards, the upper part 36 is a transition from a circular to a rectangular shape such that the top edges 33 and 34 of the respective outlet nozzles 3 and 4 fit the rectangular bottom ends of the funnel-shaped parts 31 and 32 which converge in downward direction, which are rectangular as viewed in horizontal cross-section, and which are in the shape of an inverted pyramid.
  • Each of the outlet nozzles 3 and 4 has a bottom 37 or 38 which is horizontal when the machine is in a horizontal position.
  • the bottoms 37 and 38 constitute wall parts of the walls enclosing the hopper volume.
  • the outlet nozzles 3 and 4 each have an outlet opening 41 and 42 respectively, with these outlet openings being mutually equal and being disposed such that they are each other's mirror image in relation to the centre plane 41 of the implement.
  • the respective outlet openings 41 and 42 have three separate passage parts each.
  • the bottom ends [also called lower parts] 35 of the outlet nozzles 3 and 4 have an inner diameter 44 which is approximately 280 mms in the present exemplary embodiment, but which may also be somewhat larger or smaller.
  • centre line of this cylindrical bottom end 35 of the outlet nozzle coincides with that of the respective funnel-shaped part 31 or 32 of the hopper.
  • centre lines 45 and 46 also coincide with the centre lines of the spreading members or their shafts 7 and 8, respectively.
  • the rotary axes 45 and 46 [also called centre lines] lie at equal distances from the centre plane 43 and in planes 47 and 48 comprising the rotary axes of the spreading members or the centre lines of the outlet nozzles 3 and 4, and extending parallel to the centre plane 43, and running parallel to the normal direction of travel 49 of the implement during operation.
  • the outlet openings 41 and 42 in each of the outlet nozzles are situated in front of the transverse plane 50 comprising the centre lines 45 and 46 of the bottom parts 37 of the outlet nozzles.
  • the bottom parts 37 and 38 of the two outlet nozzles extend perpendicularly to the centre lines 45 and 46, or the axes of rotation of the spreading members 5 and 6.
  • the outlet openings 41 and 42 are mutually identical, and therefore only the outlet opening 41 will be further described.
  • the outlet openings 41 and 42 are curved round the centre lines of the respective bottom parts.
  • the outlet opening 41 has a curved inner side 52 and a curved outer side 53.
  • the outlet opening 41 has a width 57, as measured between the short sides 55 and 56, which is approximately equal to half the diameter of the bottom 37.
  • the distance 59 is slightly greater than the distance 58.
  • the distance 59 is on that side of the plane 47 which is different from the side of the centre plane 43.
  • the sides 52 and 53 each are curved round a point which is in the longitudinal plane 47 and on the upper side of the bottom 37.
  • the radius 60 of the inner side 52 equals the radius 61 of the outer side 53, where the centres of these radii are situated at distances 62 and 63, respectively, on opposite sides of the centre line 45.
  • An imaginable curve situated centrally between the curved sides 52 and 53 and being parallel to these sides has its centre on or near the centre line 45.
  • the distance 62 is behind, and the distance 63 is before the centre line 45, as considered in relation to the normal direction of travel 49 of the implement during operation.
  • the outlet opening 41 extends over angles 64 and 65 round the centre line 45, where the angle 64 is slightly smaller than the angle 65.
  • the outer side 53 of the outlet opening is at a distance 71 from the inner side of the circumference of the cylindrical part 35 of the outlet nozzle.
  • the distance 71 is virtually equal to, or, such as in the present embodiment, only slightly shorter than the distance 54 between the curved sides 52 and 53 of the outlet opening.
  • each of the outlet openings 41 and 42 consists of three, mutually separate parts forming passages 66, 67 and 68. These relatively small passages are mutually separated by two bottom strips 69 and 70, which extend between the opposite curved edges (or sides) 52 and 53.
  • the passage parts 66 and 68 are virtually identical.
  • the passage part 67 is considerably smaller than the parts 66 and 68.
  • the passage part 67 extends over a part of the arcs 52 and 53 which is approximately half as large as the approximately mutually equal parts of the arc 52 and 53 over which the outlet openings 66 and 68 extend.
  • the passage part 66 is entirely on one side of the plane 47, whereas the parts 67 and 68 are virtually completely on the other side of this plane.
  • the passage part 66 is situated on that side of plane 47 which faces the plane 43.
  • the outlet openings 41 and 42 are situated above the disc-shaped parts or broadcasting plates 16 of the spreading members 5 and 6.
  • the diameter 44 of the nozzles is smaller than that of the discs 16.
  • the curved side 52 is at a distance 73 from the rotary axis of the spreading member located under the relevant opening, which distance is greater than half the diameter 74 at which the inner ends 75 of the spreading blades are concentrically disposed round the axis or centre line 45.
  • the outlet opening 41 is above the lowered parts of the spreading blades.
  • the spreading blade ends 75 connect, through a short distance, to a raised, in this exemplary embodiment a conical, central part 76 attached to the shaft 7.
  • the central part 76 is within the distance 73 ( Figure 3).
  • the hopper 2 is supported by hopper supports 77. With the machine being in a horizontal position, these supports are horizontally oriented and they extend perpendicularly to the main frame beams 11.
  • the hopper supports 77 are on mutually opposite sides of the outlet nozzles and, as viewed in the direction of travel 49, they are behind the main frame beams 11.
  • the hopper supports 77 are connected with the main frame beams 11 by means of bent parts 78 directed downwardly, the arrangement being as is clearly shown in Figure 1.
  • the attachment of the hopper supports 77 to the main frame beams 11 is stiffened by supporting rods 79.
  • connection between the hopper and the hopper supports 77 comprises brackets 80 which are fastened to the hopper wall and the hopper supports 77.
  • the hopper 2 has its front connected to the cross beam 15 by means of brackets 81.
  • brackets 81 and the hopper supports 77 In between the brackets 81 and the hopper supports 77, virtually in the same plane as the main frame beams 11 and the hopper supports 77, there are provided braces 82.
  • metering slides 86 and 87 Close to the outlet openings 41 and 42 there are provided metering slides 86 and 87, respectively, by means of which the outlet openings can be optionally opened or closed to any extent.
  • the metering slides 86 and 87 lie against the respective undersides of the bottoms 37 and 38 of the outlet nozzles 3 and 4 of the hopper 2.
  • the metering slides 86 and 87 are placed symmetrically to the centre plane 43 and in relation to this plane they are symmetrical in shape. Because the metering slides 86 and 87 are identical, their shape will be further explained with reference to the metering slide 86.
  • the metering slide 86 has a width 88 which is greater than the width 57 of the outlet opening 41.
  • the metering slides 86 and 87 are mounted in the frame such that they are capable of reciprocating in a direction as indicated by the arrow 89.
  • This reciprocating motion 89 is parallel to the normal direction of travel 49 of the implement during operation and also parallel to the centre plane 43 of the implement.
  • the metering slide 86 is provided with a finger-shaped support 90 ( Figures 4 and 6) which is movably mounted between the underside of the bottom 37 and a supporting part 91.
  • the supporting part 91 is made of synthetic material, e.g. nylon, and, when viewed from above, it is rectangular. The long sides extend perpendicularly to the directions 49 and 89.
  • the guide support 90 is in a groove 92 formed on the top surface corner side and along the short side of the supporting part 91.
  • the underside of the supporting part 91 is covered and supported by a metal plate 93 which is attached to the bottom 37 by means of the fastening bolts 94 for the supporting part 91.
  • the guide support 90 extends in the direction of motion 89.
  • the side 99 of the support 90 is parallel to the side 55 of the outlet opening 41. Viewed from above ( Figure 4), the side 99 coincides with the side 55 or its extension.
  • the side of the metering slide 86 which operates in conjunction with the outlet opening 41 is provided with three indentations 95, 96 and 97. These indentations work in conjunction with the passages 66, 67 and 68, respectively.
  • the widths of the indentations 95, 96 and 97 virtually correspond with the widths of the respective passages 66, 67 and 68.
  • the indentations 95, 96 and 97 according to the invention are as shown in Figure 4. Both the deepest and the least deep portions of the indentations 95, 96 and 97 lie at least approximately on a relevant imaginary curve running parallel to the curved sides 52 and 53.
  • the width 88 of the metering slide 86 is such that the outlet opening 41 in the transverse direction is fully covered by the slide when the outlet opening is partly or fully closed.
  • the metering slide 86 is provided with two lugs 101 and 102, in which a shaft 103 is bearing-supported. At half its length, the shaft 103 is coupled to an extension spring 104 which extends from the shaft 103 upwardly and is connected with an attaching eye 105 provided on the front of the hopper 2. The spring 104 exerts such a tractive force on the shaft 103, and consequently on the slide 86, that the top surface of the slide, as for the portion situated under the bottom 37, is drawn to and against this bottom 37.
  • the support 107 is U-shaped and comprises two side plates 108 and 109 and a central part 110 interconnecting the side plates 108 and 109.
  • the central part 110 is bolted to a mounting strip 111 rigidly attached to an adjusting shaft 112.
  • the side plates 108 and 109 with their curved sides 106 are centrically located round the centre line of the adjusting shaft 112.
  • the shaft 112 is supported in bearings 113 disposed on the two hopper supports 77, the arrangement being as is further shown in Figures 2 and 3.
  • the shaft 112 is mounted in the bearings 113 for rotation about its own longitudinal axis.
  • the shaft 112 is secured against motion in longitudinal direction in relation to the bearings 113.
  • the central part 110 is provided with slotted holes 114 to enable the sector-shaped supports 107 to be adjusted parallel to the adjusting shaft 112. The supports 107 can thus be adjusted correctly with respect to the metering slides when they are coupled with them.
  • the metering slide 86 is hinge-connected with the sector-shaped support 107.
  • the shaft 103 is by means of a connecting member 116, H-shaped in a plan view, connected with a hinge shaft 117 which extends between the side plates 108 and 109 and is mounted in these plates.
  • the legs of this H are provided with holes, through which the respective shafts 103 and 117 extend such that these shafts are bearing-supported in the relevant legs of the H-shaped connecting member and are capable of rotating in relation thereto.
  • the adjusting shaft 112 is provided with an adjusting arm 118 which is connected with an adjusting mechanism in a manner not further indicated.
  • the nature of the adjusting mechanism is optional, for instance, the adjusting mechanism is manually operated or controlled by e.g. a computer.
  • This adjusting mechanism serves to move, in the manner as desired, the slide 86 and the corresponding slide 87 in one of the directions of forward/backward motion for further closing or opening the respective outlet openings 41 and 42, as the case may be, through the mentioned connection between the adjusting arm 115 via the adjusting shaft 112 and the sector-shaped supports 107.
  • the slide 87 is arranged and connected with the adjusting shaft 112 in the same way as is described with regard to the slide 86. Accordingly, corresponding parts are indicated by the same reference numbers.
  • the metering slides 86 and 87 with their connecting members 116 and the adjusting shaft 112 are of a symmetrical form with respect to the centre plane 43.
  • guard members in the form of guard flanges 121.
  • the guard flanges are placed under the outlet nozzles 3 and 4, where they connect to the perimeter of the outlet openings 41 and 42, respectively.
  • the guard members 121 under the respective outlet nozzles 3 and 4 are symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal plane 43.
  • the guard member 121 comprises a curved part 122 designed as a guard flange, whose top side (or edge) 123 connects to the underside of the perimeter of the outlet openings or the metering slide 86 being under them.
  • the top edge 123 is at approximately the same level as the horizontal side of the groove 92 in which the finger-shaped support 90 of the metering slide is placed.
  • the edge 123 of the curved guard part is just outside of the perimeter curve 53 of the outlet opening 41 indicated by a dash line in Figure 5.
  • the guard part 122 extends from the top edge obliquely downwards such that it diverges from the rotary axis 45, as is in particular apparent from Figure 6.
  • the curved guard part 122 connects to a straight guard part 124 situated next to the side 55 and out of the opening 41, as seen in a plan view.
  • the [straight guard part, or] flange 124 When the machine is in a vertical position, the [straight guard part, or] flange 124 extends vertically and is oriented parallel to the plane 47.
  • the [straight guard part, or] flange 124 extends from the curved guard part 122 rearwards to underneath the finger-shaped support 90 and to beyond the transverse plane 50.
  • the curved guard part 122 At the other end of the curved guard part 122 which extends to just beyond the edge 56 of the opening 41, the curved guard part 122 connects to a slightly radially oriented guard part 125.
  • the part 125 constitutes a guard flange which is directed obliquely downwards from top to bottom.
  • the guard part 125 as is shown in a plan view ( Figure 5), is directed obliquely downwards and away from the opening 41.
  • the guard member 121 is connected with the bottom 37 through the ends of the guard parts 124, 125 fastened to the underside of the plate 93.
  • the guard member 121 reaches downwards, from the top side connecting with the underside of the metering slide 86 to a level just higher than the central part 76 of the spreading member and to a short distance from the top edge 23 of the spreading blades.
  • This distance from the underside of the guard member to the top edges 23 of the spreading blades mounted on the spreading member will amount to a few millimetres, e.g. 3 mms. This distance shall not be less than is necessary to keep clear of the top edges 23 and will be at most about 6 mms.
  • the lower edge 126 of the radial guard part 125 is essentially radial to the rotary axis of the spreading member situated under the relevant outlet part of the hopper, as is apparent from Figure 5.
  • the radial guard part 125 is also directed obliquely downwards such that the curved guard part 122 and the guard part 125 diverge from each other.
  • the guard parts 124 and 125 whose ends are attached to the underside of the plate 93, have their top edges which are situated out of the supporting part 91 at the same level as the edge 123 and they also connect to the underside of the metering slide 86, especially when the outlet opening 41 is shut off by the metering slide.
  • FIG. 5 shows a plan view of the stirring member together with the supporting part 91 and the guard member 121. The location of the guard member 121 and that of the stirring member 130 in relation to the outlet opening are further shown by the latter being drawn in dash lines in Figure 5.
  • the shaft 7 of the spreading member 5 is led through a hole 131 in the bottom 37.
  • the shaft 7 is at its upper end provided with an eccentric shaft 132 disposed eccentrically with respect to the rotary axis 45, which eccentric shaft 132 is fixed to the shaft 7.
  • the stirring member 130 is rotatably mounted on the upper end of the eccentric shaft 132, which is approximately at the level of the top edge of the outlet nozzle 3, the stirring member 130 is rotatably mounted.
  • the stirring member 130 comprises a carrier 133 which has a cylindrical lower part 134 and a conical part 135 tapering towards the top.
  • the carrier 133 is capable of rotation about the eccentric shaft 132 constituting an axle for the stirring member.
  • the means 137 are triangular in section and in plan view.
  • the means 137 extend vertically, reaching to a height slightly higher than half the height of the conical part 135 and reaching to a depth beyond the lower end of the carrier 133.
  • the lower ends of the stirring means 137 are at approximately half the height of the outlet nozzle 3.
  • the top sides of the stirring means 137 extend in the lower zones of the funnel-shaped parts 31 of the hopper.
  • the carrying arms 136 are at the height of the top of the outlet nozzles 3.
  • two stirring arms 138 are fitted on the carrier 133.
  • stirring arms are attached thereto and extend downwardly parallel to this conical surface.
  • the lower ends of these stirring arms 138 are at approximately the same level as the lower ends of the stirring means 137.
  • a stirring arm 139 Centrally between two carrying arms 136 where no stirring arm 138 is provided, there is provided a stirring arm 139.
  • This stirring arm 139 extends horizontally from the lower end of the conical part 135 to near the top edge of the outlet nozzle 3. In this position at the top edge, the stirring arm has a bent-down part 140 which reaches to just above the bottom 37 of the outlet nozzle 3 and which is parallel to the cylindrical wall part of the outlet nozzle 3, the arrangement being as is shown by Figure 3.
  • the triangular shape of the stirring means 137 includes a side 141 which is virtually radial to the centre line 142 of the stirring member.
  • the two remaining sides 143 of the stirring means are equal, so that the two sides 143 and the bottom side 141 make up an isosceles triangle.
  • the bottom sides 141 are before the sides 143 in relation to the direction of rotation 24 of the spreading member 5.
  • guide flanges 146 and 147 Round the mutually facing sides of the two spreading members 5 and 6 there are provided guide flanges 146 and 147.
  • the guide flanges 146 and 147 are situated round a part of the circumference of the spreading members, as is apparent from Figure 2. Their rear parts reach to beyond the rear side of the outlet nozzles 3 and 4, while their front parts reach to beyond the front side of the spreading members.
  • the guard plate 149 extends horizontally and it is bent down on the front side, where this front part, in common with the guard flanges 146 and 147, extends downwards as far as the level of the underside of the broadcasting plate 16.
  • the guard plate 149 and the top edges 148 of the guide flanges 146 and 147 are at a level slightly above the underside of the outlet nozzles 3 and 4.
  • the guard flanges 146 and 147 and the guard plate 149 are attached to a support 150 disposed on the lower end portion of the stay 28.
  • a side guard plate 151 which is at the same level as the guard plate 149 and extends longitudinally parallel to the plane 43 over the same distance as the guard plate 149 and the guide flanges 146 and 147.
  • the side guard plates On the front, the side guard plates have front sides 152 which are directed downwards and which extend over the same height as the guard flanges 146 and 147, the arrangement being as is shown in Figure 3.
  • the side guard plates 151 Attached to the front side 152 there are projections 153, through which the side guard plates 151 are fastened to the fronts of the guard flanges 146 and 147 by means of bolts 154.
  • the side guard plates 151 with the sides facing the outlet nozzles 3 and 4, are partly situated round the circumference of the round outlet nozzle parts 3 and 4.
  • the side guard plates 151 are connected to the hopper supports 77 by means of brackets 160.
  • the hole 131 in the bottom 37 which is considerably wider than the diameter of the shaft, is round the shaft 7 sealed by means of a sealing ring 144 which is liberally movable in lateral direction in a recess 145 provided in the supporting part 91, the arrangement being as is shown in Figure 6. Owing to the fact that the hole 131 is wide by comparison with the shaft 7, this shaft together with the axle 132 attached eccentrically thereto can be fed through the hole 131 into the hopper.
  • the implement is especially designed for spreading material over a surface while it is travelling over this surface.
  • the implement is capable of being connected to e.g. the lifting device of a tractor or similar vehicle by means of the coupling members 13 and 14.
  • the drive shaft 12 can then be coupled to the power take-off shaft of the tractor through an intermediate shaft, so that during operation the spreading members 5 and 6 can be brought into rotation.
  • the material is carried along in the hopper 2 and fed therefrom to the then rotating spreading members 5 and 6.
  • the spreading members are made to rotate in mutually opposite directions of rotation 24 and 25.
  • the mutually adjacent sides of the two spreading members move in the normal operational direction of travel 49 of the implement.
  • the outlet openings 41 and 42 are symmetrically situated with respect to the centre plane 43.
  • the size of the respective openings 41 and 42 has been chosen, and the shape of the same has been designed such that, over a relatively large angle round the rotary axis of the spreading members, the material is supplied to the spreading members and can be broadcast over a large angle by these.
  • the openings 67 and 68 are approximately 65°, and the opening 66 is approximately 45°.
  • the sum of these angles shall not be less than 80° and not be more than 140°.
  • each of the spreading members spreads material over an angle of about 180° round its rotary axis.
  • the spreading members At the front of the spreading members, material is spread essentially transversely to the direction of travel 49, from the front of the right-hand spreading member to the right and from the front of the left-hand spreading member to the left.
  • the two spreading members broadcast the material at the front side in opposite, divergent directions.
  • material At the rear of the spreading members, material is also spread essentially transversely to the direction of travel 49, but in opposite direction as compared with the front side.
  • the two spreading members each throw the material over approximately the same distance on both sides of the plane 43, so that the distribution patterns of the two spreading members overlap virtually completely.
  • the form and size of the outlet openings 41 and 42 have been chosen, and - partly in view of the form of the spreading member - the location of these openings is such that most types of fertilizer or other equivalent materials can be spread in a uniform distribution.
  • the two spreading members spread the material to both sides of the centre plane 43 such that the material as a whole is evenly spreadable over a wide strip when the implement is moving forward over the field to be covered. With his, the uniform spread is achieved no matter whether more or less material is spread per unit of time or per unit of area, as the case may be.
  • the amount of material capable of flowing through the outlet openings 41 and 42 per unit of time is adjustable by closing or opening them further by means of the metering slides 86 and 87.
  • the edges of the metering slides 86 and 87 operating in conjunction with the outlet openings in closing or opening them to any extent are zigzag-shaped.
  • These indentations have been chosen such that each of them operates in conjunction with one of the outlet opening parts 66, 67 and 68.
  • the indentations 95, 96 and 97 have been chosen such that, even at a very small size of passage of each of the outlet openings 41 and 42, each of the parts 66, 67 and 68 forms an opening with a small-size passage.
  • the metering slides are easily operable by an adjusting mechanism, to which they are connected through the shown constructions comprising the sector-shaped supports 107, the connecting members 116 and the adjusting shaft 112.
  • the metering slides can easily move forwards and backwards, because they are under pressure abutting the bottoms and sector-shaped supports. This motion is guided by the position of the respective finger-shaped supports 90 in the grooves 92 of the supporting parts 91.
  • the spring 104 keeps the metering slides in a suitable manner against the underside of the bottom 37 for appropriate connection of the metering slides to the bottom of the outlet openings.
  • the metering slides are appropriately supported by the curved sides 106 of the sector-shaped supports 107, which is maintained when the adjusting arm 118 is rotated and the curved sides 106 roll on the top surface of the respective metering slides 86 and 87.
  • the desired motion of the metering slides can be controlled by an adjusting mechanism, which may be of any design and which is coupled to the adjusting shaft 112 through the adjusting arm 118.
  • the finger-shaped support 90 fits loosely in the groove 92 such that any material landing between the bottom and the metering slide does not jam the metering slide. Material which has landed between the bottom and the metering slide can be eliminated by moving the metering slide forwards and backwards.
  • a suitable supply of material from the hopper nozzles 3 and 4 via the respective outlet openings 41 and 42 is ensured by the stirring member 130.
  • Rotation of the spreading member causes this stirring member 130 to move slightly in the outlet nozzles through the eccentric motion of the eccentric shaft 102 about the centre line of the respective shafts 7 and 8 of the spreading members.
  • the stirring member with the stirring arms attached to it will make a short motion governed by the eccentricity of the eccentric shaft 132 of the shaft 7.
  • the stirring member will rotate about the centre line of the eccentric shaft 132. This will keep the material sufficiently loose and prevent the material from clogging up the outlet nozzles or the hopper funnels, as the case may be.
  • the guard member 121 acts as a guide for the material, so that e.g. in the event of heavy oscillating motions of the implement, the material can still flow to the desired supply point of the spreading member.
  • the guard member 121 has as its function to prevent that granules which come into contact with the spreading member, e.g. with the blades, will fly about in an undesired manner. The guard member keeps the material in the vicinity of the inner ends of the spreading blades in order to have it spread in the desired way via the spreading blades.
  • a smooth reception of the material by the spreading member is favourably influenced by the lowered inner part of the spreading blade and the narrow top side 23 thereof.
  • the guard member 121 connects to the top edges or sides 23 of the lowered inner parts of the spreading blades. This ensures a suitable flow of material from the outlet openings to the spreading members. The material can thus be appropriately scattered by the spreading blades so as to obtain a uniform spread of material.
  • the front sides 152 of the side guard plates 151 and the rear ends of the guard flanges 146 and 147 are situated such that the two spreading members are capable of spreading the material advantageously over the large spreading angles of approximately 180°.
  • the spreading members 5 and 6 are further screened off by the guard plates 149 and 151 and the guard flanges 146 and 147. These guard parts prevent e.g. that air streams caused by wind or similar things adversely affect the broadcasting of material. Further, rebounding granules will not be spread in an undesired manner.
  • a guard member 158 is suspended from the shaft 112 and extends downwards to beyond the front of the guard plates 149 and 151 and the sector-shaped supports 107.
  • the guard member 158 extends virtually over the full length between the hopper supports 77.
  • the guard member 158 is suspended from the adjusting shaft 112 by means of hook-shaped parts 159.
  • the hook-shaped parts 159 are mounted freely rotatable about the adjusting shaft 112, so that the guard member 158 remains hanging downwards over the front of the guard plates 149 and 151 in case the adjusting shaft 112 is adjusted.
  • the guard member 158 is preferably made of flexible material and its top side connects to the circumference of the adjusting shaft 112.
  • the metering slides can be operated by rotating the adjusting shaft 112 by means of the arm 118.
  • the mentioned position of the metering slides can be obtained in numerous manners by setting and locking the arm 118, such as by means of sector-shaped plates mounted on the frame 1 and, along the edge, provided with a series of adjusting holes, in relation to which the arm 118 can be rotated and locked, in Figures 7 and 8 there is depicted an embodiment wherein one of the metering slides is adjustable, whereas the other one is kept in a fixed position. Accordingly, one metering slide can fully shut off the outlet opening, whereas the other one can be adjusted to a desired spread pattern; in this situation, a spread pattern towards only one side can be obtained, which is of importance to the so-called "fringe spreading".
  • the arm 163 is provided with a protruding pin 164 which falls into a hole in the arm 162, the two arms 162, 163 are mutually fixed and the two metering slides are moved by actuating the arms.
  • the arms 162 and 163 can be moved along sector-shaped plates 165 and 166 provided with holes and rigidly attached to the frame 1, and then be fixed relative to these plates 165, 166 in a desired position.
  • the two arms 162 and 163 can be uncoupled by means of a pin 167. In the embodiment of the invention shown here, this is only practicable in the lowest position of the arms 162, 163; in this lowest position, the two metering openings are shut off.
  • the pin 167 can be fed through the plate 165 and subsequently through the arm 163 until the first protrusion 168 strikes the arm 163, whereupon, as the pin 167 is pushed further, the arm 163 is pushed in the direction of the plate 166 and is released from the arm 162.
  • the pin has been fed through the plate 166, this can be rotated and the pin is fixed by the second protrusion 169 which, bearing against the plate 165, prevents the pin 167 from being pushed out again.
  • the arm 163 is now fixed in relation to the plates 165, 166, while the arm 162 is freely rotatable, so that herewith the respective corresponding metering slide can be actuated through the adjusting shaft 160.
  • a tilting plate 171 between one of the lower lifting arms 170 of the lifting device of the tractor and one of the main frame beams 11 (Figure 7).
  • This tilting plate is connected pivotably about a pin 172 with the main frame beam 11 and has three holes, where, in the position as shown in Figure 7, a pin 173 and a pin 174 are inserted in the two upper holes, and that in such a manner that the position of the plate 171 is fixed in relation to the main frame beam 11.
  • the tilting plate 171 rotates and the main frame beam 11 comes a little down, namely to the point where the pin 174 blocks any further downward motion.
  • the position of the tilting plate 171, tipped indeed is again fixed in relation to the main frame beam 11. Due to the fact that such a mechanism is only provided on one side of the implement, the implement is suspended in an oblique position behind the vehicle carrying same.

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